Lepechinia
Encyclopedia
Lepechinia is a genus of plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae
. It includes several species of plants known commonly as pitchersages (also pitcher sages). Plants of this genus can be found in South America
, Mexico
, California
, and Hawaii
. Many of them bear attractive pitcher-shaped flowers, often in shades of purple. The genus was named for the Russian botanist Ivan Ivanovich Lepechin.
Lamiaceae
The mints, taxonomically known as Lamiaceae or Labiatae, are a family of flowering plants. They have traditionally been considered closely related to Verbenaceae, but in the 1990s, phylogenetic studies suggested that many genera classified in Verbenaceae belong instead in Lamiaceae...
. It includes several species of plants known commonly as pitchersages (also pitcher sages). Plants of this genus can be found in South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, and Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
. Many of them bear attractive pitcher-shaped flowers, often in shades of purple. The genus was named for the Russian botanist Ivan Ivanovich Lepechin.
Selected species
- Lepechinia betonicaefolia
- Lepechinia bullata
- Lepechinia calycinaLepechinia calycinaLepechinia calycina is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name 'Pitcher Sage' or 'Woodbalm.' It is endemic to California, where it is a common plant in several different habitat types, including the chaparral plant community.-Description:Lepechinia calycina is an...
(Benth.George BenthamGeorge Bentham CMG FRS was an English botanist, characterized by Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century".- Formative years :...
) EplingCarl EplingCarl Clawson Epling was an American botanist who is best known for being the major authority on the Lamiaceae of the Americas from the 1920s to the 1960s. In his later years he also developed an interest in genetics. After obtaining his Ph.D...
ex MunzPhilip A. MunzPhilip A. Munz, botanist, taxonomist and educator , of the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, was Professor of Botany at Pomona College, serving as Dean for three years....
– pitcher sage, woodbalm - Lepechinia cardiophyllaLepechinia cardiophyllaLepechinia cardiophylla is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common names Santa Ana pitcher sage and heart-leaved pitcher sage...
Epling – Santa Ana pitcher sage - Lepechinia confusa (Briq.) Epling
- Lepechinia floribunda (Benth.) Epling
- Lepechinia fragransLepechinia fragransLepechinia fragrans is a flowering herbaceous shrub known by the common names island pitchersage and fragrant pitchersage. It is a member of the Lamiaceae, or mint family, but like other Lepechinia, the flowers are borne in racemes instead of in mintlike whorls.-Distribution:Lepechinia fragrans is...
(Greene) Epling – island pitcher sage, fragrant pitcher sage - Lepechinia ganderiLepechinia ganderiLepechinia ganderi is a rare species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name San Diego pitcher sage. It is known from only a few populations in northern Baja California and southern San Diego County, California, where it grows in the chaparral of the Peninsular Ranges.This is...
Epling – San Diego pitcher sage - Lepechinia graveolens
- Lepechinia hastata (A.Gray) Epling – pakata
- Lepechinia heteromorpha
- Lepechinia lamiifolia (Benth.) Epling
- Lepechinia marica
- Lepechinia muticaLepechinia muticaLepechinia mutica is a species of flowering plant in the Lamiaceae family.It is found only in Ecuador.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-Source:* Montúfar, R. & Pitman, N. 2004. . Downloaded on 20 July 2007....
(Benth.) Epling - Lepechinia paniculataLepechinia paniculataLepechinia paniculata is a species of flowering plant in the Lamiaceae family.It is found only in Ecuador.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-Source:* Montúfar, R. & Pitman, N. 2004. . Downloaded on 20 July 2007....
(Kunth) Epling - Lepechinia rossiiLepechinia rossiiLepechinia rossii is a rare species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name Ross' pitcher sage. It is endemic to the Transverse Ranges of California on the north edge of the Los Angeles area...
S.Boyd & Mistretta – Ross' pitcher sage - Lepechinia rufocampiiLepechinia rufocampiiLepechinia rufocampii is a species of flowering plant in the Lamiaceae family.It is found only in Ecuador.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-Source:* Montúfar, R. & Pitman, N. 2004. . Downloaded on 20 July 2007....
Epling & Mathias - Lepechinia salviefolia
- Lepechinia velutina
- Lepechinia vulcanicola